Area Kitchen Leader: Build Teams, Elevate Standards

Greene King; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Staff discount 33%

Family discount 15%

Employee assistance program

Enhanced parental leave

Menopause friendly employer

Inn/hotel discount 50%

Refer a friend bonus

Wagestream access

Retail discounts

Job summary

Greene King is seeking an Area Kitchen Manager to oversee the Leicester Arms and support kitchens across the wider area. You’ll lead busy services, drive quality, and develop kitchen teams to deliver great food and service.

You’ll work closely with General Managers and kitchen leaders to identify training needs, implement standards, and coach staff to perform under pressure while travelling between pubs as required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a busy, high-volume kitchen.
• Proven track record in training, coaching and developing kitchen teams.
• Experience recruiting, onboarding and retaining kitchen staff.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and allergen controls.
• Ability to travel between pubs within the area.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen operation at the Leicester Arms, ensuring every service runs smoothly and consistently.
• Support kitchen teams across the area with training, coaching and operational guidance.
• Help recruit, onboard and develop kitchen colleagues, building strong and capable teams.
• Work closely with General Managers and kitchen leaders to identify skills gaps and development opportunities.
• Deliver practical training to improve food quality, kitchen organisation, productivity and team performance.
• Support new kitchen managers and chefs as they settle into their roles.
• Step into other pubs across the area when additional kitchen leadership or operational support is required.
• Communicate clearly with kitchen and front-of-house teams to ensure high-quality meals are delivered to customers on time.
• Maintain excellent standards of food quality, presentation, hygiene and kitchen safety.
• Ensure allergen procedures, food safety regulations and company policies are consistently followed.
• Share best practice across the area and introduce new ways of working that help kitchen teams perform more effectively.
• Lead by example, creating a positive, supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Analyse stock performance across the area to identify cost and wastage saving as well as delivering new menu roll outs

Skills

High-volume kitchen leadership

Training & coaching

Recruitment & onboarding

Allergen controls

Cross-site collaboration

Job description

Greene King is seeking an Area Kitchen Manager to oversee the Leicester Arms and support kitchens across the wider area. You’ll lead busy services, drive quality, and develop kitchen teams to deliver great food and service.

You’ll work closely with General Managers and kitchen leaders to identify training needs, implement standards, and coach staff to perform under pressure while travelling between pubs as required.